Effect of polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) on impact property improvement of hybrid kenaf/glass epoxy composite

Materials Letters

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 5-7

  Davoodi, M M ^a   Sapuan, S M ^a   Ahmad, D ^a   Aidy, A ^a   Khalina, A ^a   Jonoobi, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Composite materials; Epoxy; Impact property; Laminates; Mechanical properties; Natural materials

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE STRUCTURAL COMPONENT; BUMPER BEAMS; CAR MANUFACTURERS; DESIGN SPECIFICATION; EPOXY; EPOXY COMPOSITE; GEOMETRIC PARAMETER; IMPACT PROPERTY; LOAD TRANSMISSION; NATURAL MATERIALS; POLYBUTYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; STRUCTURAL IMPACT; THERMO-MECHANICAL; THERMOPLASTIC TOUGHENING; THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D);

AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURE; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; HYBRID MATERIALS; IMPACT RESISTANCE; LAMINATES; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PRODUCT DESIGN; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

IMPACT STRENGTH;

EID: 80053363394     PISSN: 0167577X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matlet.2011.08.101     Document Type: Article

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